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The highest mountain peak in Pakistan is:
Correct answer: B. K2
K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram Range is Pakistan's highest peak and the second highest in the world.
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Geography of Pakistan MCQs
Solved Geography of Pakistan MCQs on mountains, peaks, passes, rivers, dams, deserts, lakes and provinces, with short explanations.
26 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
Revise the physical geography of Pakistan: its highest peaks and mountain ranges, important passes, rivers and dams, deserts, provinces by area and population, borders, lakes and its standard time zone.
Geography questions are much easier with a map. Locate each pass, dam and desert as you revise, and note which river each dam is built on.
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Nanga Parbat, often called the "Killer Mountain", is part of which mountain range?
Correct answer: C. Himalayas
Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) is the western anchor of the Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan. It earned its nickname from the many climbers who died on it.
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Tirich Mir is the highest peak of which mountain range?
Correct answer: B. Hindu Kush
Tirich Mir (about 7,700 m) in Chitral is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush range.
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The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with:
Correct answer: A. China
The Khunjerab Pass links Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang region. The Karakoram Highway crosses it, making it one of the world's highest paved border crossings.
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The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with:
Correct answer: A. Afghanistan
The Khyber Pass links Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Afghanistan and has been a historic trade and invasion route for centuries.
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The Bolan Pass is located in which province?
Correct answer: D. Balochistan
The Bolan Pass in Balochistan connects the Sibi plains with Quetta.
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The Lowari Pass connects Chitral with:
Correct answer: B. Dir
The Lowari Pass links Chitral with Dir. The Lowari Tunnel now provides year-round access when the pass is snowbound.
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The longest river of Pakistan is the:
Correct answer: C. Indus
The Indus rises in Tibet, flows through the length of Pakistan and enters the Arabian Sea near Thatta. It is Pakistan's longest and most important river.
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Tarbela Dam is built on which river?
Correct answer: C. Indus
Tarbela Dam on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
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Mangla Dam is built on which river?
Correct answer: D. Jhelum
Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum River in Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Warsak Dam is built on which river?
Correct answer: A. Kabul River
Warsak Dam is on the Kabul River, about 30 km from Peshawar.
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Under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), which rivers were allotted to Pakistan?
Correct answer: C. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
The treaty, brokered by the World Bank, gave Pakistan the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) and India the eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej).
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five rivers that give Punjab its name?
Correct answer: C. Indus
"Punjab" means land of five waters: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. The Indus is not one of the five.
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The Thar Desert in Pakistan lies mainly in which province?
Correct answer: C. Sindh
The Pakistani part of the Thar Desert lies mostly in Sindh, especially Tharparkar district, which also holds the Thar coalfield.
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The Cholistan Desert is located in which province?
Correct answer: C. Punjab
Cholistan lies in southern Punjab, mainly in Bahawalpur division. The historic Derawar Fort stands in this desert.
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Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
Correct answer: D. Balochistan
Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan's land area but has the smallest population of the four provinces.
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Which is the most populous province of Pakistan?
Correct answer: A. Punjab
Punjab is home to roughly half of Pakistan's population.
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The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is known as the:
Correct answer: A. Durand Line
The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand and the Afghan ruler Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.
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The boundary line between Pakistan and India drawn in 1947 is called the:
Correct answer: A. Radcliffe Line
Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions that divided Punjab and Bengal at partition in 1947.
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The largest freshwater lake in Pakistan is:
Correct answer: A. Manchar Lake
Manchar Lake in Jamshoro district, Sindh, is Pakistan's largest freshwater lake. Keenjhar Lake, which supplies water to Karachi, is the second largest.
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